Dr. Melvin Cleveland Terrell served as Vice President for Student Affairs and Professor of Counselor Education at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Illinois from 1988 until September 1, 2008, and as Special Assistant to the President from September 1 until his retirement on December 31, 2008. Formerly, he served as Director of Minority Affairs and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Toledo, where he received the "Administrator of the Year Award" by the student body for three consecutive years. He also served as Director of the Multicultural Education Center and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education and Human Services at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in addition to several other institutions.

Dr. Terrell earned his B.S.Ed. Degree (1971) in History and Secondary Education from Chicago State University and his M.Ed. (1974) in College Student Personnel with and emphasis on Counseling from Loyola University (Chicago). Dr. Terrell received his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Black Studies from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1978) and continued postdoctoral studies at Harvard University and the University of Virginia. In addition, he served as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow at Florida State University in 1993-1994. During his tenure at NEIU, he has taught courses in Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs Management, and Ethnic Studies. He has acted as an envoy for NEIU to Marangu, Tanzania; Paris, France; and Warsaw, Poland, focusing on expanding opportunities for NEIU students and faculty for study and research abroad.

Currently, Dr. Terrell is Past President of the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) and Past Director of the American College Personnel Association's (ACPA) Core Council for Professional Issues. From 1997-2008, he served as Editor of the NASAP Journal, one of the leading student affairs journals in the nation, and currently serves as Editor Emeritus. In addition, he serves on the Editorial Board of the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE) Journal. Dr. Terrell's previous editorial board memberships included the ACPA Journal of College Student Development and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Journal.

In 2002, Dr. Terrell co-authored the groundbreaking book, How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy. He is one of the leading names in student affairs scholarship and practice today and has authored more than 30 publications including monographs, book chapters, and articles in refereed journals. His latest book, Creating and Maintaining Safe College Campuses: A Sourcebook for Evaluating and Enhancing Safety Programs, was published in Spring 2007 by Stylus Publishing. He has presented at more than 15 student affairs conferences and has written or co-written grants totaling more than $2 million dollars. His dedication to research in the student affairs field was acknowledged when he received the 2004 NASPA Outstanding Contribution to Literature or Research Award and the 1990 Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as a Student Personnel Administrator, NASPA, Region IV East, and has the distinction of being the first minority administrator to receive this prestigious recognition. In November 2006, he received the NASPA Region IV East Award for Outstanding Performance as a Senior Student Affairs Officer and the Monarch Award for Education, Xi Nu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. In May 2007, he was the recipient of the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE) Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Fred A. Bonner, II, is an Associate Professor of higher education administration in the Educational Administration and Human Resource Development department at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received a B.A. degree in chemistry from the University of North Texas, an M.S.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from Baylor University, and an Ed.D. in higher education administration and college teaching from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. Dr. Bonner has been the recipient of the American Association for Higher Education Black Caucus Dissertation Award and the Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundation's Dissertation of the Year Award from the University of Arkansas College of Education. Dr. Bonner has published articles and book chapters on academically gifted African American male college students, teaching in the multicultural college classroom, diversity issues in student affairs, and success factors influencing the retention of students of color in higher education.

He currently serves as an assistant editor for the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal, and has completed three summers as a research fellow with the Yale University Psychology Department (PACE Center), focusing on issues that impact academically gifted African American male college students. Dr. Bonner is also completing a book that highlights the experiences of postsecondary gifted African American male undergraduates in predominantly White and Historically Black college contexts. Fred spent the 2005-2006 year as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in the Office of the President at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Additionally, Dr. Bonner has recently been awarded an NSF grant that focuses on factors influencing the success of high achieving African American students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in HBCUs.

Dr. Juan R. Guardia serves as the Director of Multicultural Affairs and Visiting Instructor in the Higher Education program within the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

Dr. Guardia received his A.A. from Miami-Dade Community College, B.S. in Communication and M.S. in Higher Education Administration from Florida State University, and Ph.D. in Educational Leadership – Higher Education Administration from Iowa State University. In 2007, he received the inaugural Richard McKaig Outstanding Doctoral Research Award from the Center for the Study of the College Fraternity and the Fraternity Executives Association for his dissertation on the ethnic identity development of Latino fraternity members at a Hispanic Serving Institution.

Juan is a member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), the Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA), and the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Juan received the ACPA 2007 Annuit Coeptis Emerging Professional Award and the 2008 Dr. John Hernandez Leadership Award from the ACPA Latino/a Network. He also serves as Director of Public Relations for the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO), the umbrella council for 23 member fraternities and sororities from across the United States. In addition, he is a member of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Ms. Preston-Cunningham currently serves as the Coordinator of Leadership and Community Involvement at Texas A&M University in the Department of Greek Life. She has worked in the Department of Greek Life for eight years and higher education for a total of eighteen years. She currently serves as the primary advisor for the Interfraternity Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council and has worked extensively with Hispanic, Asian, and Southeast Asian students. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Poultry Science, Master of Science in Higher Education Administration, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Leadership and Communication at Texas A&M University.

Ms. Preston-Cunningham has held numerous professional in positions in higher education, to include positions in recruitment, research, and academic advising. She is a member of NASPA and ACPA. Her research interest lies with minority Greek students and under-achieving African American men. She was instrumental in creating the Multicultural Greek Leadership Conference held at Texas A&M University. She is also the co-creator of the African American Student Leadership Institute founded at Texas A&M.

Nick Zuniga serves as Coordinator of Marketing & Outreach for the Department of Greek Life at Texas A&M University. In this role, he manages publications, marketing and communication initiatives for the Department and its 56 Greek organizations. In addition to his duties, he serves as the advisor to Order of Omega. Prior to coming to Texas A&M, Nick spent four years as a public relations and marketing strategist in San Antonio.

Nick received degrees in Journalism and Public Relations from Ball State University and is currently obtaining his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration at Texas A&M. He is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and has served as colony and chapter advisor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and sits on the Grants Committee for the AFA Foundation.

Travis E. Overton serves as Coordinator of Greek Life at Coastal Carolina University. Mr. Overton previously served as Resident Director and Co-Adviser to Greek Life at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). He earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His duties include the administration of all aspects of the Greek Life program, including advisement of organizations, liaison with national offices, overseeing recruitment and member selection processes and providing educational and training seminars for chapter officers and advisers.

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